Impact assessment

Abolition of Hearing Aid Council and transfer of responsibilities to Health Professions Council: impact assessment

Assesses the impact of abolishing the Hearing Aid Council (HAC) and transfer its responsibilities to Health Professions Council.

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Department of Health and Social Care
Published
12 October 2009
This was published under the 2005 to 2010 Labour government

Applies to England

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Abolition of the Hearing Aid council and transfer of responsibilities to Health Professions Council: impact assessment

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This document assesses the impact of abolishing the Hearing Aid Council (HAC) and transfer its responsibilities to Health Professions Council.

The Hampton Report on Regulatory Inspections and Enforcement recommended in 2005 that the overall number of regulating authorities be rationalised. As part of its recommendations, it called for the merger of the HAC with a new body, the Consumer and Trading Standards Agency (CTSA), by April 2009.

Published 12 October 2009